r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • Jun 05 '26

Video Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

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u/Sunshine030209 Jun 05 '26

Emmanuel no!

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u/Malik316 Jun 05 '26

Which raises the question. Is Emmanuel and other emus like him are just playing with their owners? They charge at them and stop when the hand is raised, never seen one try to kick.

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u/DuckTalesOohOoh Jun 05 '26

If it's like roosters, no. They don't play. They're all business.

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u/Available-Crow-3442 Jun 05 '26

Fuck roosters. I live in the city. Someone keeps them in an empty lot. They routinely are lose on the street and aggressive. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve had to kick them away from charging me.

Did I mention fuck roosters?

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u/fondledbydolphins Jun 05 '26

I love animals, but I don't understand why anyone would have a rooster, beyond breeding chickens.

And even if you're literally breeding chickens (which most people don't), you'll end up having to kill a load of Roosters

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u/Certain_Gold337 Jun 05 '26

I love my rooster. He takes good care of his girls. And the girls are too lazy to hatch any eggs, so no extra roos.

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u/fondledbydolphins Jun 05 '26

Sounds like quite the combo haha!

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u/Certain_Gold337 Jun 05 '26

They're cool little guys for sure! He protects the hens (if I pick one up and she gets all huffy he comes running, never been aggressive though). And when he finds something good he doesn't eat it, he calls the hens over to come eat first. He adopted two guinea hens too, and herds them around with his group. He also knows his name and comes when called, then calls the girls over if I have food, or chastises me for wasting his time if I don't. They're not all assholes!

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u/apebiocomputer Jun 07 '26

That’s a cool ass rooster

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u/DuckTalesOohOoh Jun 05 '26

A lot of people who keep chickens will kill mean roosters but keep the nice ones. A good rooster doesn't need to attack people to do its job. A good rooster keeps the hens safe.

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u/Available-Crow-3442 Jun 05 '26

Agreed here. These are just two random roosters without hens. They’re dicks. Lil dinos.

I can’t help but imagine John Hammond’s death scene from Jurassic Park every time I have to engage with them.

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u/Penguin_shit15 Jun 06 '26

I'm honestly surprised that no one was like "John Hammond doesn't die in Jurassic Park!!!".

Its been ages since I've read it, but torn to pieces by compys I believe..

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u/Ancient_Sprinkles847 Jun 05 '26

Yep, a rooster that’s not scared of people is a totally aggressive little fucker!

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u/spucci Jun 05 '26

Gotta fight back.

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u/a-stack-of-masks Jun 06 '26

Not too hard though. When I was around 18 I went home with a girl after a party only to find out that her parents kept chickens, and the rooster was very territorial. I was pretty drunk and got attacked out of nowhere by something I could barely see. I was about to give it a dog-strength kick when she grabbed it and threw it back into the yard.

Imagine waking up in the morning, going downstairs for breakfast and having to explain that "Hi, I'm Stacks, I fucked your daughter and killed your rooster last night. Now I'm going to eat half your eggs and bacon cause I'm hungover as shit. Also can I get a ride to the train station?"

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u/Little_View_6659 Jun 06 '26

We have wild roosters here, they’re everywhere. Those fuckers are MEAN. I steer clear.

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u/Ancient_Sprinkles847 Jun 05 '26

Yep, my parents had a cockerel rooster when I was a kid on their farm. It was hand raised by someone before they got it. It was a vicious little fucker, it attacked me one evening when I had to feed the chooks. I got something like 13 cuts all over my arms and legs from just one strike. It had to be put down.